Inspiring, successful black women talk about business, family, prayer and more. All work with sponsors of B.L.A.C. Detroit's Nov. 1, 2012 'Living the Sweet Life' event with author Terry McMillan.
Inspiring, successful black women talk about business, family, prayer and more. All work with sponsors of B.L.A.C. Detroit's Nov. 1, 2012 "Living the Sweet Life" event with author Terry McMillan.
Added: 2012-11-08
Cornerstone Charter Schools recently cut the ribbon on a new facility for two schools, Madison-Carver Academy and Health High School. The building features over $8 million in renovations, state-of-the-art technology and an exemplary educational experience.
Added: 2012-09-19
Camden Murphy, a 13 year old local black swimmer and future Olympic hopeful, visited The Roeper School as a part of their Make-A-Splash program.
Added: 2012-09-06
Margarita Barry of I Am Young Detroit discusses her latest venture into pop-up retail, D:Pop, located at 1253 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
Added: 2012-08-22
The 30th annual African World Festival recently brought music, fun and cultural activities to midtown Detroit at its new location, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, located at 315 E. Warren Ave., in Detroit.
Added: 2012-08-21
Sidewalk Chalk, a group of Chicago musicians who consider themselves "the evolution of hip-hop, soul and jazz" headlined this year's "Detroit's Got Talent" Festival at the Heidelberg Project.
Added: 2012-08-16
Volunteers and community leaders worked together on June 23, 2012 to build two new Detroit playgrounds – one at the Commonwealth Community Development Academy and the other at the Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance. The playgrounds were sponsored by The Knight Foundation and KaBoom!, a national nonprofit dedicated to saving play.
Added: 2012-07-26
In this first edition of Talk to the Cam, BLAC asked residents how they feel about the city’s overall response to the wave of crime affecting it.
Added: 2012-05-04
The first part of the Charles H. Wright Museum’s five-year film series project detailing the experience of African Americans during the war.
Added: 2012-01-19
Four sisters pride themselves on being there for each other, but what happens when jealousy, betrayal, and bitterness enter their lives?
Added: 2011-12-22
In the March 2011 print edition of B.L.A.C., we have published an excerpt—focused on Rosa Parks—from the book: “At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance—A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power.” Watch this video to learn about the history of African-American women revealed in this powerful book by the author, Wayne State University Assistant Professor of History Danielle L. McGuire.
Added: 2011-03-10
Seven metro Detroit sisters, with a variety of hair textures, wearing a variety of styles, came together to share their thoughts and feeling about the complex topic of Black women’s hair.
Added: 2011-03-10
Find tons of education and school help for southeast Michigan families – and much more – in this issue. Plus, meet our CoverKid: Preston of Oakland County!